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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I have read several dystopian novels, apocalypse novels and i find this one, to be one of the best. And strong heroines for the win. I already ship Fade & Deuce. Love triangle with Stalker was unnecessary and ill-fitting too.
This book is supposed to be for fans of The Hunger Games. Well, it fell short. Not nearly as well-written. Not even intense. The book is based on the idea of what would happen if there was a huge pandemic or apocalyptic kind of event. There were some interesting passages, but I was disappointed over-all. The Hunger Games is just too much to live up to! It is clean, however, there is some graphic violence. I may have liked it better if I wasn't expecting so much out of it.
Not good, not bad. I'm mildly curious where the story is going to go, but not heavily invested in either story or characters.
The story was really interesting, but the writing was very amateurish. Most of the time, I had a hard time figuring out who was talking based on the tags and some of the plot points were rushed or unimportant. It was almost like the author wasn't sure how to write for young adults because it seemed too stiff and young- she was underestimating the voice of her audience in my opinion.
Deuce is a teenage girl living in one of many self-contained Enclaves located in the sewer-system in a post-apocalyptic version of NYC. She has just become a Hunter (someone who patrols the tunnels, protecting their home from the zombie-like creatures they call Freaks) and has been teamed up with another Hunter named Fade. One day, Deuce pulls a Katniss and decides to sacrifice herself in place of one of her friends and is banished from her Enclave and forced to venture into the city above. This is basically considered a death sentence, since NYC is considered an uninhabitable wasteland. So Fade chooses to go with her having spent part of his childhood above-ground before making his way down into the tunnels.
This book felt a little like 2 seperate stories. There was Deuce's life at the Enclave, and then there was her life Top-Side. There were many dangers in the tunnels, but once she and Fade venture into the actual city above, they have even more things to worry about.
Enclave was an incredibly dark book. Especially after the story moves into the city. The people that Deuce and Fade encounter there are even more terrifying then the Freaks, which is saying a lot.
My one and only problem with this book was when the author felt the need to introduce a love triangle into the mix. Not only was it an unnecessary plot element, but it was also completely unbelievable considering the actions of the third party when the character was introduced to the reader. The idea that Deuce would be able to develop feelings for someone so cruel and barbaric was just completely ridiculous to me. The romantic angst towards the end of the book was a bit off-putting to be honest.
But, overall this was a terrific and original take on a dystopian world, and I look forward to reading book two [b:Outpost|10193062|Outpost (Razorland, #2)|Ann Aguirre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1343084394s/10193062.jpg|15092213].
This book felt a little like 2 seperate stories. There was Deuce's life at the Enclave, and then there was her life Top-Side. There were many dangers in the tunnels, but once she and Fade venture into the actual city above, they have even more things to worry about.
Enclave was an incredibly dark book. Especially after the story moves into the city. The people that Deuce and Fade encounter there are even more terrifying then the Freaks, which is saying a lot.
My one and only problem with this book was when the author felt the need to introduce a love triangle into the mix. Not only was it an unnecessary plot element, but it was also completely unbelievable considering the actions of the third party when the character was introduced to the reader. The idea that Deuce would be able to develop feelings for someone so cruel and barbaric was just completely ridiculous to me. The romantic angst towards the end of the book was a bit off-putting to be honest.
But, overall this was a terrific and original take on a dystopian world, and I look forward to reading book two [b:Outpost|10193062|Outpost (Razorland, #2)|Ann Aguirre|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1343084394s/10193062.jpg|15092213].
Even if I didn't enjoy the author's writing as much as I wanted to, I really enjoyed Enclave. It was a very pleasant book to read, with a lot of actions and interesting way to set up a story in the post-apocalypse universe. For once the world was not too manichean as do characters like Fade or Stalker. Deuce is a likeable character : she was trained as a warrior but she has a heart growing. She needs love as much as she needs to be strong. I'm quite excited to see how the story will go on after that.
4 stars. I came into Enclave already a fan of Ann Aguirre, having read [b:Grimspace|1828067|Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)|Ann Aguirre|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298780718s/1828067.jpg|1827857] and thoroughly enjoying that aforementioned book. Enclave seemed ready made for me, carrying a lot of the themes that I enjoy (post apocalyptic wasteland, journey, evil conspiracies). Aguirre did not disappoint. She's got a deft hand at creating new worlds without delving too far deeply into them which I think is quite a talent. A lot of authors who write fantasy and sci fi get caught in the trap of trying to explain too much, which can bog down the narrative but Aguirre seems to know just how much is enough to pique the reader's interest without dragging us down with the details.
The pacing was bang on, with enough action to keep the story moving along, enough so that even though I took two days to read this novel most of the delay was just being able to find the time to sit down and *read* it. Once I had a chunk of time blocked off, I devoured the book quite quickly.
The protagonist here is just as good as the other book I've read by Aguirre, a strong female character with just enough vulnerability to keep her from becoming too Mary Sue. I found all the cast of characters here to be quite likeable, even the ones that have antagonistic tendencies. A very strong showing and I'm excited to read the next book.
The pacing was bang on, with enough action to keep the story moving along, enough so that even though I took two days to read this novel most of the delay was just being able to find the time to sit down and *read* it. Once I had a chunk of time blocked off, I devoured the book quite quickly.
The protagonist here is just as good as the other book I've read by Aguirre, a strong female character with just enough vulnerability to keep her from becoming too Mary Sue. I found all the cast of characters here to be quite likeable, even the ones that have antagonistic tendencies. A very strong showing and I'm excited to read the next book.
I enjoyed reading this book, but I can't quite make up my mind. I'll have to read the sequel before I make any further statements.
I personally couldn't get past the second chapter. I really didn't like the writing, and the story was far too gruesome in the first pages. There was absolutely no world building and I had no idea what was happening, or who these people were. I would not recommend reading this book.